Movies Like The Importance of Being Earnest

If you liked The Importance of Being Earnest (1992), a comedy movie directed by Kurt Baker, here are 19 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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   Driver's Ed (2026)

   ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

   A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.

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   Adventures in Public School (2018)

   ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

   A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.

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   Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)

   ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

   Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.

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   Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

   ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

   When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

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   Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (2020)

   ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

   Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.

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   One Night at McCool's (2001)

   ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

   On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…

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   No Time for Sergeants (1958)

   ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

   Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?

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   Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018)

   ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

   In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.

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   Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

   ★ 7/10Also comedy

   Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.

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    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

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    London Calling (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.

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    Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.

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    Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.

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    Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy

    With his signature pitch-black sense of humor, Ricky Gervais takes the stage at the London Palladium in this provocative stand-up comedy special.

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    Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Chris Rock delivers an electric stand-up set on non-racist yoga pants, spoiling his kids, the Kardashians and his thoughts on the Will Smith fiasco.

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    The F**k-It List (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    After a prank blows up a studious high school senior's life, he shares a list of certain things he wishes he'd done differently — and maybe still can.

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    Mr. Bones (2001)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.

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    Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.

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    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who…